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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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